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Dec 8, 2023 · Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify healthcare providers and the public about an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) among people in the United States with recent travel to or residence in the city of Tecate, state of Baja California, Mexico.
Oct 1, 2017 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an emerging public health concern near the US–Mexico border, where it has resulted in thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths in the past decade.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an emerging pub-lic health concern near the US–Mexico border, where it has resulted in thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths in the past decade. We identified 4 patients who had ac-quired RMSF in northern Mexico and subsequently died at US healthcare facilities. Two patients sought care in Mexico
Sep 18, 2017 · Histologic slides of autopsy tissue from patients who acquired Rocky Mountain spotted fever in northern Mexico and died at hospitals in the United States, 2013–2016. A) Immunohistochemical stain of Rickettsia rickettsii antigens (red) in inflamed blood vessel adjacent to eccrine gland in a skin biopsy specimen from case-patient 1 ...
Mar 23, 2021 · Background. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the organism Rickettsia rickettsii. Although RMSF can be lethal, it is curable. RMSF is the most common rickettsial infection. The organism is endemic in parts of North, Central, and South America, especially in the southeastern and south-central United States.
Fatal Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever along the United States–Mexico Border, 2013–2016 Naomi A. Drexler , Hayley Yaglom, Mariana Casal, Maria Fierro, Paula Kriner, Brian Murphy, Anne Kjemtrup, and Christopher D. Paddock
Aug 9, 2023 · Drexler NA, Yaglom H, Casal M, Fierro M, Kriner P, Murphy B, et al. Fatal Rocky Mountain spotted fever along the United States–Mexico border, 2013–2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017; 23: 1621 – 6. DOI PubMed Google Scholar
